Karis Jochen

Position:
Distance
Class:
Senior
High School:
A&M Consolidated
Hometown:
College Station, Texas

2015-16 (Junior):
2015 Cross Country - Completed the cross country season with an All-American performance at the NCAA Championships in Louisville, Kentucky…Placed 36^th amid a field of 254 in the national meet to become the sixth Aggie All-American since 2000…Recorded a time of 20:23.9 over the 6,000-meter course to post the fastest time by a Texas A&M runner at the NCAA Championships, topping the 20:29.8 set by Melissa Gulli in 2002…Top finisher among runners from Texas schools in the national final and fourth finisher among SEC entrants…Shared top honors for Elite 90 academic award with five others for athlete who held highest GPA in the NCAA Championship race…Currently has a 4.0 GPA in Business Honors…Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year with voting by conference coaches…Earned qualification to NCAA Championship field with a fourth-place effort at the South Central Regional hosted by A&M on the Watts course as she posted a time of 19:56.7 over 6km…Finished fifth in the SEC Championships hosted by the Aggies, clocking 19:59.2 amid the rain...Earned All-Region and first team All-SEC honors with her finishes in both meets…Won three races during the 2015 season, claiming top honors at the Aggie Opener (13:33.9 – 4.1 km) and Texas A&M Invitational (20:04.9 – 6km) in September…Then placed first at the Alabama Crimson Classic in mid-October, winning the 5km race in 16:46.3 by 0.07 of a second over Oklahoma State’s Natalie Baker and 1.2 seconds ahead of Alabama’s Katelyn Greenleaf…Finished 15^th in the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, running 16:55.0 over 5km.

2014-15 (Sophomore): Placed fifth in 10,000 meters at SEC Championships, posting a time of 35:21.37…Qualified for NCAA West preliminary rounds, finished 40^th in 10km (37:04.45)…Also ran 5,000 meters in SEC Championships, placed 25^th (17:08.26)…Prior to SEC meet, finished as runner-up in 3,000 (9:58.98) and sixth in 1,500 (4:44.62) at TCU Horned Frog Invite…Clocked a personal best of 34:06.03 to finish 12^th in 10,000m at Stanford Invitational…Also ran 4:46.82 at Arizona State’s Baldy Castillo Inv. and 4:41.55 in Baylor’s Michael Johnson Classic in races at 1,500m…Competed in 5,000 meters (17:10.08) at Penn Relays.

Indoors – Placed seventh in the SEC Championships 5,000m in a best of 16:39.72…A couple of weeks earlier posted a 16:59.19 in 5km at Washington’s Husky Classic…Opened the indoor season with a 9:46.15 in 3,000m at Texas A&M Quadrangular to place sixth…Finished 23^rd at Razorback Invitational with a 9:49.73…Improved to 9:33.21 for third place at Texas A&M Aggie Invitational.

2014 Cross Country – Third runner on A&M squad in placing 10^th at NCAA South Central Regional, covering the 6,000-meter course in 20:31.4 at Arkansas…Just missed automatic qualification to NCAA Championships as an individual while earning All-Region honor…Placed eighth in SEC Championships, clocking 20:08.8 over a 5.8km course, to earn second-team All-SEC honor…Opened cross country season placing third in Texas A&M Invitational (13:53.6 – 4.1km)…Placed eighth in Minnesota’s Roy Griak Invitational (21:20.0 – 6km)…Finished 43^rd in Wisconsin’s adidas Invitational (20:38.0 – 6km).

2014 (Freshman): Scored in the SEC Championships 10,000 meters with an eighth place effort of 35:27.08 … Also finished 16th in 5,000m at SEC Championships with a time of 17:10.54 … Set a career best of 34:41.86 in the 10,000m as she placed 19th in the B-race at Stanford Invitational … Finished third in 5,000m at Texas Relays with a 17:04.64.

Indoors – Placed 12th in the SEC Championships 5,000m with a clocking of 16:56.57 … Established a career best of 16:48.97 for third place in 5,000m at Texas A&M Aggie Invitational … Won the 3,000m at the Texas A&M Invitational with a career best time of 9:45.11 … Set a then PR of 9:47.27 to finish 10th in 3,000m at Razorback Invitational … Placed third in 3,000m with a 9:53.38 at the Texas A&M 10-Team Invitational … Ran the mile in 5:02.92 to place seventh at Texas A&M Triangular with LSU and Texas Tech.

2013 Cross Country - Earned All-Region honors as well as All-SEC second team and All-SEC freshman team honors in her debut season with the Aggies … Finished 22nd overall as the second A&M runner during the NCAA South Central region meet, running 21:13.6 on the 6,000-meter course in Waco as the team tied for second place with SMU and finished third after the tie-breaker … In the SEC Championships finished 13th overall as the second A&M runner, posting a time of 20:53.33 on the 6,000-meter course in Gainesville as the Aggies placed second in team scoring to produce the highest conference finish in the history of the program … Debut race with Texas A&M had her placing second overall as the first Aggie finisher during the Rice Invitational, where she ran 14:37 over 4,220m, as A&M claimed the team title … Placed 15th as the second Aggie runner with a time of 17:36.02 on the 5,000m course during the Greater Louisville Classic, where A&M finished third in team scoring … Third Aggie finisher at Wisconsin adidas Invitational, placing 119th with a time of 21:14 on the 6,000m course.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2013 graduate of A&M Consolidated High School in College Station … Lettered four years in cross country as well as track and field … Coached by Shawn Schroeder and Rodney Wellman … Gatorade Texas Player of the Year in cross country twice, 2012 and 2013 … Set school record of 10:31.23 in 3,200m and recorded a best of 5:10.64 in 1,600m … Ran best marks of 11:07 for 2 miles and 16:45.8 for 5,000m in cross country … 2012 Texas 4A/5A Cross Country Athlete of the Year … Foot Locker All-American in 2011 with a 12th place finish (17:44.8) … Improved to fifth place (17:35.9) in 2012 to earn Foot Locker All-American honors after placing second (17:07.0) at Foot Locker South … Won the 2011 and 2012 Nike South Regional with times of 18:07.23 and 17:17.3 … In State 5A cross country final, placed fifth (11:19.48) in 2010 and then claimed individual titles in 2011 (11:12.44 on 2 mile course) and 2012 (17:18.1 on 5,000m course) … Finished third in 3,200m with a 10:31.23 at 2012 State 5A final … Claimed three district titles in cross country after placing second as a freshman … Finished 17^th in Region cross county as a freshman, improved to eighth as a sophomore and then captured consecutive titles as a junior and senior … In track, won district title in 2012 and placed second at region in 3,200m … Senior season included running a 4:48.01 for 1,500m and 10:16.98 in 3,000m at Rice’s Victor Lopez Classic … Clocked a season best of 10:40.13 for 3,200m to place sixth at Texas Relays … Finished third in district 3,200m with a 10:41.43 … Also played varsity soccer her freshman year, earning All-District honorable mention in 2010.

PERSONAL: Karis Diane Jochen is the daughter of John and Valerie Jochen, born August 15, 1994 in Bryan, Texas … Has an older brother, Vincent … graduated Summa Cum Laude, also an AP Scholar and Pre AP Physics Student of the Year in 2011 … Multiple family members graduated from Texas A&M including Grandfather Clarence Jochen (’55), father John (’79), mother Valerie (’79), uncles Chris Jochen (’78) and Dan Richards (’79) as well as aunt Cindy Jochen (’82) … Involvement in community activities include United Way Youth Leadership, Brazos Valley Symphony Belles and STAY Church Youth Group … Hobbies include reading, piano, watching Disney movies … Majoring in Business Honors with a minor in Math … Chose Texas A&M since she knew that out of anywhere she could go, she would be happiest at A&M.